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Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Live Action Stars - International Leading Animation/Live Action Stars - International Leading Digital Animation Stars - International Leading Hand Animation Stars - International Leading Stop-Motion Animation Stars - International Leading Rotoscoping Stars - International Leading Multiple Production Methods Stars - Worldwide Leading Live Action Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Live Action movies a star has had a leading role in over their lifetime.

Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.

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Tom Cruise
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 40 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($749,709,660 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($566,467,079 in 2018), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($493,816,615 in 2015), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($485,315,327 in 2011), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($394,003,163 in 2023), The Last Samurai ($345,700,000 in 2003), Mission: Impossible 2 ($334,178,627 in 2000), The Mummy ($329,852,780 in 2017), Mission: Impossible ($276,716,108 in 1996), Edge of Tomorrow ($266,822,724 in 2014)

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Dwayne Johnson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($1,009,769,249 in 2017), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ($586,775,991 in 2019), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($557,123,891 in 2017), Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), Jumanji: The Next Level ($478,525,666 in 2019), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), Rampage ($326,918,984 in 2018), San Andreas ($301,067,707 in 2015), Skyscraper ($236,438,001 in 2018), Black Adam ($222,171,744 in 2022)

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Vin Diesel
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Furious 7 ($1,158,979,344 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,009,769,249 in 2017), Fast X ($568,462,292 in 2023), Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), F9: The Fast Saga ($546,354,565 in 2021), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($300,134,946 in 2017), Fast & Furious ($204,283,568 in 2009), xXx ($125,270,000 in 2002), The Last Witch Hunter ($103,451,252 in 2015)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Tom Cruise $6,869,904,416 42 $163,569,153
2 Dwayne Johnson $5,631,268,164 31 $181,653,812
3 Vin Diesel $5,356,818,737 24 $223,200,781
4 Jason Statham $4,546,123,773 40 $113,653,094
5 Johnny Depp $4,429,615,553 45 $98,435,901
6 Brad Pitt $4,242,481,864 43 $98,662,369
7 Leonardo DiCaprio $4,121,060,955 26 $158,502,344
8 Tom Hanks $3,839,765,225 49 $78,362,556
9 Matt Damon $3,804,008,869 43 $88,465,323
10 Harrison Ford $3,650,306,614 41 $89,031,869
11 Jennifer Lawrence $3,435,906,428 24 $143,162,768
12 Hugh Jackman $3,420,533,019 28 $122,161,894
13 Bruce Willis $3,397,968,203 85 $39,976,097
14 Daniel Craig $3,385,135,615 17 $199,125,624
15 Michelle Rodriguez $3,193,801,051 17 $187,870,650
16 Sylvester Stallone $2,967,912,956 52 $57,075,249
17 Julia Roberts $2,946,876,871 35 $84,196,482
18 Scarlett Johansson $2,930,394,912 26 $112,707,497
19 Samuel L. Jackson $2,918,126,793 60 $48,635,447
20 Robert Downey, Jr. $2,802,125,299 37 $75,733,116
21 Robert Pattinson $2,770,008,065 23 $120,435,133
22 Keira Knightley $2,662,805,340 27 $98,622,420
23 Idris Elba $2,651,176,683 28 $94,684,882
24 Ben Affleck $2,649,132,272 44 $60,207,552
25 Paul Walker $2,631,926,946 16 $164,495,434
26 Will Smith $2,606,028,933 27 $96,519,590
27 Anthony Hopkins $2,570,497,447 42 $61,202,320
28 Angelina Jolie $2,549,043,018 22 $115,865,592
29 George Clooney $2,543,146,103 33 $77,065,033
30 Charlize Theron $2,529,405,413 29 $87,220,876
31 Orlando Bloom $2,407,068,436 22 $109,412,202
32 Christian Bale $2,370,447,268 32 $74,076,477
33 Kristen Stewart $2,369,189,869 29 $81,696,202
34 Pierce Brosnan $2,364,608,726 35 $67,560,249
35 Keanu Reeves $2,335,541,309 45 $51,900,918
36 Morgan Freeman $2,334,850,364 47 $49,677,667
37 Robert De Niro $2,332,587,070 74 $31,521,447
38 Tyrese Gibson $2,293,689,005 18 $127,427,167
39 Geoffrey Rush $2,282,748,048 14 $163,053,432
40 Colin Firth $2,277,062,573 33 $69,001,896
41 Kate Winslet $2,222,935,821 28 $79,390,565
42 Cate Blanchett $2,218,404,371 27 $82,163,125
43 Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges $2,216,891,741 6 $369,481,957
44 Zendaya $2,203,603,297 7 $314,800,471
45 Chris Pratt $2,199,264,084 13 $169,174,160
46 Henry Cavill $2,176,688,339 13 $167,437,565
47 Taylor Lautner $2,145,335,560 10 $214,533,556
48 Nicolas Cage $2,141,137,557 86 $24,896,948
49 Liam Neeson $2,067,726,168 51 $40,543,650
50 Mel Gibson $2,048,449,059 51 $40,165,668
51 Meryl Streep $2,034,323,432 46 $44,224,422
52 Michael Fassbender $2,028,324,342 26 $78,012,475
53 Ben Stiller $2,027,664,770 31 $65,408,541
54 Jim Carrey $2,010,855,485 26 $77,340,596
55 Russell Crowe $1,993,667,391 37 $53,882,902
56 Sandra Bullock $1,962,329,598 33 $59,464,533
57 Chris Evans $1,950,464,066 23 $84,802,785
58 James McAvoy $1,948,607,517 19 $102,558,290
59 Arnold Schwarzenegger $1,946,699,576 32 $60,834,362
60 Jordana Brewster $1,931,863,994 11 $175,623,999
61 Bradley Cooper $1,915,905,629 24 $79,829,401
62 Jeremy Renner $1,901,484,428 14 $135,820,316
63 Denzel Washington $1,870,812,142 48 $38,975,253
64 Chris Hemsworth $1,830,441,008 20 $91,522,050
65 Simon Pegg $1,805,678,729 21 $85,984,701
66 Robin Williams $1,800,940,497 35 $51,455,443
67 Jake Gyllenhaal $1,792,531,320 32 $56,016,604
68 Margot Robbie $1,773,659,561 19 $93,350,503
69 Tom Holland $1,773,605,300 9 $197,067,256
70 Ryan Gosling $1,727,601,582 24 $71,983,399
71 Don Cheadle $1,704,540,844 19 $89,712,676
72 Tobey Maguire $1,693,020,994 11 $153,910,999
73 Tom Hiddleston $1,686,740,140 10 $168,674,014
74 Jason Momoa $1,681,313,208 12 $140,109,434
75 Jackie Chan $1,650,420,833 37 $44,605,968
76 Cameron Diaz $1,638,790,644 23 $71,251,767
77 Gal Gadot $1,616,447,649 10 $161,644,765
78 Jude Law $1,615,757,419 29 $55,715,773
79 Lea Seydoux $1,601,734,478 18 $88,985,249
80 Rebecca Ferguson $1,579,175,849 8 $197,396,981
81 Chris Pine $1,568,571,973 20 $78,428,599
82 Nathalie Emmanuel $1,564,713,022 4 $391,178,256
83 Michelle Pfeiffer $1,540,707,604 35 $44,020,217
84 Nicole Kidman $1,535,775,590 54 $28,440,289
85 Chadwick Boseman $1,507,336,735 9 $167,481,859
86 Colin Farrell $1,505,687,476 31 $48,570,564
87 John Travolta $1,504,998,802 55 $27,363,615
88 Mark Wahlberg $1,482,886,085 41 $36,167,953
89 Javier Bardem $1,474,876,552 19 $77,625,082
90 Owen Wilson $1,472,906,857 31 $47,513,124
91 Penélope Cruz $1,459,827,466 22 $66,355,794
92 Eddie Murphy $1,446,882,355 41 $35,289,814
93 Kevin Costner $1,446,202,593 41 $35,273,234
94 Jack Black $1,444,094,855 20 $72,204,743
95 Stellan Skarsgård $1,425,657,850 21 $67,888,469
96 Michael Douglas $1,414,162,531 32 $44,192,579
97 Sebastian Stan $1,411,851,467 13 $108,603,959
98 Will Ferrell $1,410,282,386 35 $40,293,782
99 Jet Li $1,396,312,851 14 $99,736,632
100 Amanda Seyfried $1,382,088,678 21 $65,813,747

The International Market is defined as all territories excluding the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam.

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Tom Cruise: Gage Skidmore [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Dwayne Johnson: By English: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons